New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 6, 1916, Page 14

14 LLIES MAKE GAINS ON'ALL FRONTS (Continued from First Page.) ributed by Ger) N prisoners to the | ciency of the Freneh heavy artil- | ‘It was impossible to keep u jht under such fire,” said or officers taken prisoner yest 3 ‘We- took counsel and the oificers pnimously decided to surrender to bid useless sacrifice of life. ‘What we have to do now,” the of- r is quoted as adding, ‘‘is to savo n for the coming victorious war ich Germany will wage four years hee." New French Trenches. fhe new French trenches at the st advanced point are now in froat | FPeronne and the village of Mount Quentin, situated on. an ele ion fecet from > point from which 1879 the Germans bombarded Pe- ounded corporal gives evidence ble immunity of some troops from heavy describing the action of his Apany, which went over three Jines 1 trenches without having a 1 wounded. utonic Lines Transferred crlin, July 6, via London, 4 —After repeated Russian at- | S on positions held by troops of eral Count von Bothmer along one or of the front in Galicia had been Ised, the Teutonic lines were par- Y transferred to a neighboring sec- the war office announced today. | etween the Ancre brook and the r Somma and in the region south he riv, s today’s German of- 1 statement, fighting continues. or progress made by British troops r Thiepval, it is added, w inced by counter attacks. Further the souta the British succeeded pbtaining a firm foothold in an ad- | ced salient. he headquarters staff announces the small village of Hem, in the hme valley, has been evacuated by Germans. elloy-En-Santerre, southwest of jronne has been captured by the joch. The fighting around Estrees, f added, has come to a standstill. ench Repulsed at Damloup. ttempts made by the French yes- ay to advance in the wood south- of Fort Vaux in the Verdun sec- were repulsed, says the official pment issued today at the German y headquarters. Similar efforts e by the French to recapture the loip Hill battery, the statement b, were unsuccessful. Another Day of Gains, pris, July 6.—The Anglo-French sive in Picardy has had another of substantial progress, outstand- features being the resumption of French advance north of the me and the capture of German nd positions there. pmplete preparations had been e quietly in this section virtually | ndered by the Germans while French forces south of the river d up level and got a thorough on the Germans second positions. was accomplished by the ejec- of the Germans from the part of lees they still held and the cap- of their communications between lees and Belloy. The northern Jps then emerged from their hes and dashed forward a good Hem Finaliy Won, e Germans’ second positions had so demolished by artillery that were unable to make a strong re- Ince except at the village of Hem, h had ben strongly fortified. Here attacking troops met desperate sition. fich house ruin was fiercely dis- d, but by dint of hard fighting, illage was won, as well as Mona- ‘arm to the southwest. e French consider the capture of as of considerable importance, t commands the passage of the to Feulllers, already in their It possession thus assures a between corps on either side of btream. Germans Rush Reserves. e Germans are beginning to re- ore vigorously as reserves ar- particularly south of the Somme the French advance there is y contested. French critics expect the Germans will concentrate all energies in defense of the vil- of Barleux and Villers-Car- el. The former bars the ravine between the two plateaus which ate the French line from Peron vhile the latter, a village of five | red inhabitants, stands on the ernmost of the two plateat P hundred feet high, and rakes ; whole valley of the Somme as far leronne. Quiet Night. ris, July 6.—Last night was gen- ly quiet north and south of the | r Somme, says today’s official ment of the war office. ere were a few local engage- s north of the Somme during ight, in which the Germans cap- | two small woods a kilometer h of Hem. The French also cap- | a wood th of the Somme the night | d in quiet. A German counter k-on Belloy, was repulsed easily. e French have captured seventy- | annon and several hundred ma- P guns. ere was no infantry fighting on erdun front. The war office the Germans are attempting to bard the cathedral at Verdun. Stight British Advances. Indon, July 6, 2:05 p. m.—“Near bval (on the Somme front) we b a further slight advance and hired a number of prisoners,” the office announced today. uth of La Basse Canal, after the rge of gas and smoke we made successful raids into the eném jine. In one of these the roval h Fusileers especially dislin-l RO P 5 £ T A 7SS | guished themselves, capturin forty | prisoners, a trench morta nd a machine gun. | “In another aid the Highland | Light Infantry ceessfully entered the enemy's trenches west of Hull ich. machine gun emplacement was de stroyed, many Germans were Killed nd some prisoners were taken. “There was no change of import- | ance on the rest of our front.” Enemy Put to Flight. Petrograd, July 3, Via London, July ¢, 11.05 a. m official communi- cation issued from general headquar- ters las® ni “On ti%s western front in the region of Vulka-Galouziskai, a massive enemy formation delivered counter attacks but was repulsed “Dur nostile counter attack against the vallage of Kostiukkovka, | one of our regiments allowed the enemy to approach within a few hun- dred yards when the advance guards were annihilated. We took two offic and 257 men prisoners “According to a report just received the enemy iting in the region on the right < of the Dniester was | overwhelmed and put to flight. In this action we seized part of the enemy organized pesition west of the line jof-Jidatheff. We { made some hundred prisoners. Village Captured. “Half way on the railway line from Delatyn to Korosmezo we captured the village of Mikoupchin. “In several sectors of the left wing of the Riga front we captured prisoners and many guns. The Ger- mans made further attac but were | vepulsed by our artillery fire. “In the region north and southeast of Baranovichi the fighting continues. According to fresh information, one of aur divisions took officers and 1,000 men prisoners “Yesterday a hostile aeroplane flew over Minsk and dropped 381 bombs, wounding three men, seven women and two children. “‘Caucasus front: Our elements ad- vanced in the upper Tchoruk region, took prisoners and captured a great quantity of rifles, cartridges, bombs and tents.” Ttalians Progress. Rame, July 6, Vi London, in offensive compaign winning further progress, compel- ling the Austrians to withdraw in some sectors. STORM ON SEABOARD Mobile Believed to Have Been Dam- aged—Cutter Investigates — Ala- bama and Florida Swept. New Orleans, July 6.—A brief wire- less despatch from the coast guard cutter Tallapoosa in Mobile harbor, at noon today, stated the wireless towers in Mobile were down. The | cutter was preparing to send a boat ashore for information regarding con- ditions in Mobile. Loss of life is feared to have re- sulted at the points in Alabama and Florida swept by the tropical hur: cane yesterday. The center of the hurricane appar- ently struck Mobile and Pensacola. Birmingham, Ala., July 6.—Great damage to the Louisville and Nash- ville railroad south of Greenville, Ala., and most of the way to New Orleans, was reported to its offices as storm. Only work M’MILLA OUTING. Final arrangements have been com- pleted for the annual outing of the employes of the McMillan store, which will be held Wednesday, July 19. Pre- vious outings have been held at Lake Compounce, but this year employe and their friends will enjoy a sail down the Connecticut river on the steam yacht ‘“‘Bohemian.” Employes of other stores who wish to make t trip can obtain tickets from McMill clerks. The boat will leave Hartford at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. AMOS PINCHOT OUT. Washington, July 6.—Amos Pinchot of New York has withdrawn as one of the unofficial peace commissioners called into conference here by the American Union Against Militarism, to promote peace between the United States and Mexico. | | Miss K. Gunther is spending her vacation at Lee, M Miss Mary Whittlesey has gone to Cloucester, Mass., an her vacation, Miss A. C. Goldsmith left today for Lasalle, Il William Fox and John Zanft were visitors in town this morning. Mrs. P. Anderson Rluffs for the summer. gone to Ouk Miss Ida Ryan is spending her v cation in New York. Miss Alice Crusberg of Stanley street left today for New York. Alex J. Olson has gone on an ex- tended trip to Illinc Mrs. F. H. Churchill left today for a visit in New G. H. Bowers af Maple streot ¢pending a few days in New York. Mrs. Edwin Martin of Pittsburgh is | visiting friends in town. Charles H. Upson left today for Norfolk, where she will spend the summer, [ Mrs. G. W. Corhin and daughte have gone to Winchester, Mass., for the month of July, NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1916. | MORE I1iLITIAMEN ASKED FROM MASS. Major Woods Sends 2,060 Recruits to Border—No Reason is Given for Orders. Framingham, N ., July 6.—A further demand for militiamen for border service was made upon this | state today when Major Gener: Wood, commanding the department of the East, ordered that the 2,060 recruits in training here proceed to border points next Monday. The men who enlisted within the past two weeks were said to be as fit for active service as were the | veteran militia who left here last week. The second regiment now at Col- umbus, N. M., and under orders to cross the border, will add 537 men to its ranks from the recruits. When Gen. Wood telephoned the camp today it was understood he did not give any reason for ordering the men to the front. State Comptroller Wili Accept No Compromise in Peabody Case. Hartf 1, July 6.—State Comptrol- ler Webster has refused to accept the check sent him by Attorney John H. Buck in behalf of his client as a | comprom: of the amount which the state intends to collect for the main- tenance of Agnes Peabody of this city at the Connecticut hospital for the insane. The amount is in the neizhbor- hood of $1,200, and it is the opinion of the comptroller that the patienti's board in the institution should be paid by the relatives. The p: ent's ter, Mary Peabody, thinks the state should compromise its claim and it was on her instruction that Mr. Buck sent the check to the comptroller. The position which Comptroller Webster takes is that the state has nothing to compromise. FOR SOLDIERS’ RELIEF. Pittsburg, July 7.—Dependent rela- tives of all Pittsburgh National guardsmen who have gone to the bor- der will be provided for by the Pitts- burgh Citizen Soldiers’ Relief com- mittee, which held its first meet last night. Several wealthy men have agreed to contribute substantial amounts for this work. Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong is chairman of the com- mittee. PECULIAR LIQUOR FINDIN Supreme Court of Washington Puts Minor Officials in Quandary. Wash., July 6.—City and county officials here are in somewhat of a quandary today as to the extent of their authority under the state- wide prohibition law in view of state supreme court decision yester- day which held it is not illegal for a person to possess for personal use any amount of liquor, provided it was ob- tained in a legal manner. The decision held that the provi- sion of the prohibition law limiting the amount of liquor in” a person’s possession to two quarts of whiskey and twelve quarts of beer applied only to cases where the liquor was kept for the purpose of sale. . U. S. BOYS BARRED, St. Johns, N. B, Ju 6.—Youths under twenty-one years, who were born in the United States or whose next of kin reside there, will not be permitted to cnlist in the Canadian overseas unit after this. Orders to this effect were received by the New Brunswick command today. YOUNG PEOPLE CONVENE Chicago, July 6.—Regular and spe- clal trains due last night brought hundreds of delegates to Chicago to attend the silver jubilee convention of the Baptist Young People’s union of America, which opened here today. Approximately 100,000 young people from all sections of the country are expected to be present. CASEME APPEAL. London, July 6.—The appeal of Sir Roger Casement from the sentence of death for high treason, which swill be heard on Ju 17, will be argued before five judges in the court of ap- peals. STILL MISSING. Madison, July 6.—No trace has been found of the chauffeur and two maids, employed by summer residents here, who went out in a canoe on Tuesday. Unless the craft was car- ried to the Long Island sh it believed all were drowned. YALE BATTERIES TO PA. New Haven, July 6.—The te will probably leave hanna tomorrow. Today many mem- bers inoculated for typhoid fever were ht duty only. Many promotions were made today of non-commission- ed officers. Battery E of ready to entrain this afternoon. PICTURE FPAKERS TRIED. Munich, Germany, July 5, 10:30 p. m. via London, July 6.—TLudwig W. Lehmann and his wife, accused of painting and selling more than 200 pictures representing them as the works of Von Lenbach, Menzel and other German noted masters, were placed on trial here today. CLOAKMAKERS PARADE. New York, July 6.—Several thou- sand cloakmakers who have been out of wor ten weeks, owing to a disagreement with the clothing man- ufacturers, assembled today for a parade and a mass mceting in Madi- Square. THREL BOATS SUNK London, Jul 30 p. m.—There has been a revival of German sub- narine activity during the pas days. 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